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The Duda Victory Sent Shockwaves Through Polish Politics , and no doubt Brussels as well. The win for the socially conservative, nationalist, eurosceptic party, which saw Mr Duda oust Bronisław Komorowski, the government-backed incumbent from the presidential palace, represents a significant lurch to the right in Polish politics
— Jeff Nesbit (@jeffnesbit) May 25, 2015 Maurice Strong  Newman, is the usual "business" advisor to the Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott.
Links America Admittedly Behind ISIS "Surge" May 25, 2015 ( Tony Cartalucci – NEO ) – Taking advantage of a Syrian military stretched thin to protect everywhere at the same time, high concentrations of well-coordinated Al Qaeda forces, based in NATO-member Turkey as well as in US-allies Jordan and Saudi Arabia, have attacked across several fronts. The tactical and strategic gains are minimal compared to the initial stages of the West’s proxy war against Syria beginning in 2011, but the Western media is intentionally fanning the flames of hysteria specifically to break both support for Syria from abroad, and fracture resistance from within.
Please consider PP Suffers Heavy Regional Losses . Spain’s ruling Popular party suffered heavy losses in Sunday’s string of regional and local elections, as two upstart movements made dramatic gains at the expense of the country’s established parties. The PP still emerged as the biggest party in nine of the 13 regional contests, but its ability to head governments at both the regional and local level was severely curtailed.
The Telegraph reports Greece to Miss IMF payments Amid Fears of ‘Catastrophic’ Eurozone Rupture . Finance minister [Yanis Varoufakis] said that the Syriza-led Greek government has now “made enormous strides at reaching a dealâ€, and that it is now up to the ECB, IMF and EU “to do their bit†and “meet us one-quarter of the wayâ€. One possible alternative if talks do not progress is that Greece would leave the common currency and return to the drachma.
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Here’s a major laugh for a long holiday weekend in the US: Secret Bank of England taskforce investigates financial fallout of Brexit Bank of England officials are secretly researching the financial shocks that could hit Britain if there is a vote to leave the European Union in the forthcoming referendum. The Bank blew its cover on Friday when it accidentally emailed details of the project – including how the bank intended to fend off any inquiries about its work – direct to the Guardian. According to the confidential email, the press and most staff in Threadneedle Street must be kept in the dark about the work underway, which has been dubbed Project Bookend.
Those living in or near Chicago have the opportunity to hear Senator Rand Paul in a discussion about how to transform Chicago, the state of Illinois and the U.S.
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